Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140238.015 - Employee is exposed to gas in manhole and loses consciousnes

Accident Summary Nr: 140238.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 06/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1537584.015	06/22/2021		221118	Pacific Gas And Electric Co.

Abstract: At 3:29 p.m. on June 17, 2021, Employee #1, employed by a utility company, arrived at a street intersection in San Francisco to investigate and stop an underground gas leak. Despite being informed by his superintendent that the manholes were filled with gas, the employee removed a manhole cover, personally sniffed for gas presence, and descended partway down the fixed ladder into the manhole. The employee was overcome by gas exposure and lost consciousness, slumping over the top of the manhole. Emergency services were called and the employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Chemical Exposure, Gas, Gas Leak, Manhole, Overexposure, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1537584.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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